this was just so fucking absolutely insane. i think this is my favorite presentation i've ever experienced in a VN, from the art to the sound to the UI, like peeling back wet strips of paper mache to feel for what's buried underneath.
you describe open wounds so beautifully. i ended up writing down a few phrases that really stuck with me: the comparisons to jelly, scoring bread, and birch bark were especially evocative. there is love and tenderness in that language both textually through harmony, and through the narrator in a more embodied way.
god the music choices are so inspired. the xmas bells had that perfect gauzy, nostalgic, charlie brown feeling.
your art for this game really reminds me of henry darger's work. it's so wonderful. every wrapper, sticker, pill capsule, and drop of blood feels like carefully arranged chaos, like a set on a stage. i'm so excited to see what you make next.